Combining academia, industry and national policy, the Eskom-SANEDI Chair in Artificial Intelligence in Energy is set to solve South Africa’s energy challenges by harnessing the power of AI. The chair was established after the University of Pretoria (UP), Eskom, and the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) signed a formal memorandum of agreement (MOA)….
Guinea-Bissau General Sworn in As Transitional President Following Coup Guinea-Bissau’s military installed General Horta Nta Na Man as transitional president and announced a one-year interim administration. This comes a day after senior officers said they had deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, halted the election process, and formed the “High Military Command for the Restoration…
Drinking alcohol is known to be harmful to people’s health. It’s also known to be harmful in other ways. For example, men experience more harm such as aggression, accidents, and injury, from their own drinking than do women. But when a man drinks, the women and children closest to him often pay a price too….
U.S. President Donald Trump shows a printed photo during a call with service members from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov. 27, 2025, during the Thanksgiving holiday. US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two National Guard troops shot a day earlier near the White House, had…
Oni-Tel and DPA team. Oni-Tel Fibre Networks has launched an inter-data centre fibre network in Gauteng, with Digital Parks Africa (DPA) as its first point of presence. The network, unveiled at DPA’s Midrand headquarters, connects major data centres across the province to support faster, low-latency connectivity between facilities. The company said more than 70km of…
Across Africa, distance education has become one of the most powerful forces for expanding access to higher learning. Open and distance learning institutions such as the Open University of Tanzania, the Zimbabwe Open University and the National Open University of Nigeria have joined long-standing providers like the University of South Africa in offering flexible study…
PRETORIA – Climate change is driving economic losses in developing nations. It’s slowing progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals and worsening threats such as infectious diseases, food insecurity, declining air quality, and mounting strain on health systems. This is according to a recently published health policy paper by Lancet Countdown Africa, a research collaboration hosted…
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Dado Ruvic/Reuters Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, has gone on the defensive against sceptics of its US$4.5-trillion valuation, down from an historic $5-trillion, by waging an information campaign on Wall Street and social media. Last week, the company issued a detailed memo to sell-side stock analysts with a point-by-point rebuttal of claims made by…
The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development, Odrek Rwabwogo, has questioned the continued use of restrictive visa requirements across African states, arguing that such barriers undermine the continent’s integration and economic growth goals. Speaking during the International Business Week at Speke Resort Munyonyo, Rwabwogo asked why a Ugandan still needs…
